Ronald P. Mitchell III was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of armed robbery and two counts of kidnapping, with the judge citing his cooperation with the ...

The Selectboard has voted to draft a Home Rule Petition to seek five additional beer and wine licenses, which, if approved, would go to the state Legislature for consideration.

Massachusetts is accelerating the push for solar energy by introducing new regulations for large-scale solar arrays, which ...

George Bennett, a 75-year-old teacher at The Village School, is retiring after 23 years of teaching and is looking forward to publishing a book about William Marshal, the 1st Earl of Pembroke, who is ...

Members of Franklin County snowmobile clubs are supporting the $2.9 billion environmental bond bill, which would provide funding for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation to maintain ...

It’s cold outside, the kind of cold that makes you want to close the slider in back when you step out to fetch a few logs but your bare hand sticks to the door handle. Just a little bit, enough that ...

Years ago, I was driving over La Veta Pass in southern Colorado, a lovely stretch that divides the eastern plains from the Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) Mountain range that extends down into New ...

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell says her office has warded off federal threats to billions of dollars in funding for Massachusetts, and she’s asking for more state support given the battles ahead ...

Opera singer Perry Brisbon presented a musical timeline of the "American sound" at Greenfield Community College on Friday, starting with spirituals and progressing through ragtime, blues, jazz, soul, ...

The Master Plan Committee met to review feedback from the first public meeting for the town's master plan update and discuss how that will guide the next phase of the process, with goals related to ...